15 Economic Advantages to the Clinton Region

1. Strategic location — Easy access to Chicago and other Midwest Markets.
2. Unparalleled, multi-modal transportation infrastructure — Combination of Highway (Hwys 30 and 67 intersect at the center of our region), Rail (UP Main Line, BNSF, and IC&E), and barge (Mississippi River).
3. Strategic advantages to foster energy-intensive industry that processes agricultural products to alternative fuels or value-added oils.
4. Infrastructure and resources that bring efficiencies into myriad value-added agriculture production capabilities.
5. Over a dozen brand name/Fortune 500 companies; many continually investing in their Regional subsidiaries.
6. Availability of skilled, experienced, productive and cost-effective workforce.
7. Exceptional workforce development and training resources.
8. Excellent telecommunications capabilities.
9. Bi-State Region with new and expanding businesses many.
10. Access to higher educational institutions such as Ashford University providing both undergraduate and advanced degrees and Eastern Iowa Community College District.
11. Pro-business communities with leadership supportive of economic development.
12. Pro-active public/private partnerships.
13. Access to aggressive local, regional and state business assistance programs.
14. Great quality of life centered on the Mississippi River; Clinton Lumberkings a Class A Affiliate of the Seattle Mariners Baseball Team, The Clinton Symphony, and more.
15. Professional Economic Development Organization serving as the one-stop shop.